The Poison Rock Claims West is a gold mine located in Lyon county, Nevada.
About the MRDS Data:
All mine locations were obtained from the USGS Mineral Resources Data System. The locations and other information in this database have not been verified for accuracy. It should be assumed that all mines are on private property.
Mine Info
Poison Rock Claims West MRDS details
Site Name
Primary: Poison Rock Claims West
Secondary: NBMG # 4267
Commodity
Primary: Gold
Location
State: Nevada
County: Lyon
District: Yerington
Land Status
Not available
Holdings
Not available
Workings
Not available
Ownership
Owner Name: Johnson, Lee
Home Office: Box 74, Longandale, Nevada 89021
Production
Not available
Deposit
Record Type: Site
Operation Category: Occurrence
Operation Type: Unknown
Years of Production:
Organization:
Significant: N
Physiography
Not available
Mineral Deposit Model
Not available
Orebody
Not available
Structure
Not available
Alterations
Alteration Type: L
Alteration Text: Argillic
Rocks
Not available
Analytical Data
Not available
Materials
Not available
Comments
Comment (Deposit): SAMPLE 4267 WAS CHIPPED FROM THE EXPOSED VEIN IN THE ADIT
Comment (Location): QUAD SHEET: YERINGTON SE 7 -1/2
Comment (Development): ECON.COM: PRODUCTION IS UNKNOWN
Comment (Deposit): THIS PARTICULAR SITE IS A SMALL SHAFT AND ADIT FOLLOWING THE STRIKE .
Comment (Workings): APPROXIMATELY A ONE MILE SQUARE AREA OF EXTENSIVE OLD WORKINGS THAT ARE CURRENTLY BEING CUT UP BY DOZERS TO EXPLORE FOR HIDDEN STRUCTURES AND VEINS.
Comment (Geology): THE VEIN IS DOMINATELY SILICIFIED GOUGE IN CONTACT WITH ARGILLICALLY ALTERED SEDIMENTARY ROCKS.
References
Reference (Deposit): TELLURIDE CLAIMS,YERINGTON MINING DISTRICT,LYON COUNTY,QUADE VISIT SITE 6-29-89,NBMG UNPUBLISHED MINING DISTRICT FILES (TINGLEY FILES)
Nevada Gold
Nevada has a total of 368 distinct gold districts. Of the of those, just 36 are major producers with production and/or reserves of over 1,000,000 ounces, 49 have production and/or reserves of over 100,000 ounces, with the rest having less than 100,000 ounces. Read more: Gold Districts of Nevada.
